Bushings. Different types and how to set them up.

[AntonL]

what are cones for?? everyone i know uses barrels and i ended up buying 4 cones, 2 saber and 2 venom and am at sort of a loss. i want to use them but the only set ups i know of are barrel bottom cone top or cone cone, or barrel barrel and i currently have barrel barrel and just bought more barrels for my bear trucks

[killerzombie163]

what are cones for?? everyone i know uses barrels and i ended up buying 4 cones, 2 saber and 2 venom and am at sort of a loss. i want to use them but the only set ups i know of are barrel bottom cone top or cone cone, or barrel barrel and i currently have barrel barrel and just bought more barrels for my bear trucks

I think having double cones = super turny trucks.

[snozzboarder55]

cones allow for a lot of turn but provide little rebound. great for carving.

[AntonL]

cones allow for a lot of turn but provide little rebound. great for carving.

well with how turny my trucks are now with 85a venom bottom and 88a saber top the only thing i would imagine it doing is making it less reboundy and less stable.

should i stay away form cones if im gonna be doing some mild to moderate downhill? there isnt anything very crazy around here, im fairly new to downhill so these runs for now are fairly difficult but the guys i skate with say its all moderate at best once you learn the runs

[Gorgoth]

okay i have a question about washers so i ordered some purple sabers and the washers that came with them were thin flat washers do these have any advantage over a thicker flat washer

[snozzboarder55]

okay i have a question about washers so i ordered some purple sabers and the washers that came with them were thin flat washers do these have any advantage over a thicker flat washer

nah, flat is flat. the only difference may be durability.

[Sk8Guy31]

My saber purple barrels (bottom), orange cones (top) and replacement kingpins arived today after a long time . I only got to ride them for 5-10 mins because the weather is so bad but it was much better than the stock randall bushings. More compression meant that I could turn slightly more and it dived into turns smoothly and gives an amazingly smooth turn. Gret bushings!

[Sk8Guy31]

My saber purple barrels (bottom), orange cones (top) and replacement kingpins arived today after a long time . I only got to ride them for 5-10 mins because the weather is so bad but it was much better than the stock randall bushings. More compression meant that I could turn slightly more and it dived into turns smoothly and gives an amazingly smooth turn. Great bushings!

[bummerman]

which bushings is right for me. i weigh about 180, i want a set up that is good for carving with good rebound. which duro is best for me?

[Cann0n]

which bushings is right for me. i weigh about 180, i want a set up that is good for carving with good rebound. which duro is best for me?

85a/91a and 81/89a

[AntonL]

what is the difference between harder duros on bottom vs harder duro on top? i mostly mean with barrels but info on different shapes would be nice.

i currently run 85a venom bottoms and 88a saber tops and seem to like it but i plan to play with it since i recently ordered a ton of other bushings, paris, venom, reflex, saber, and bones so i plan to play with them. just looking for some pushes in various directions. all of these are 85a+, the highest one i have a pair of 93a paris barrel. which as far as i know is a 93a venom barrel with a different color and outside texture.

and lastly how to Paris bushing with the venom formula compare to actual venoms? i have 85a paris coming in in a few days so ill try it out but just curious what to expect. are they actually identical or are there noticeable differences?

If it helps with some info i am about 210lbs

[bummerman]

I'm getting a set of paris and i know they come with venom 90a barrel. i ordered a set of venom 85a cone. if i put 90a barrel boardside and 85a cone roadside, is that going to be nice for carving ?stable?


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[gavmck]

I'm getting a set of paris and i know they come with venom 90a barrel. i ordered a set of venom 85a cone. if i put 90a barrel boardside and 85a cone roadside, is that going to be nice for carving ?stable?

Good choices, all depends on weight though.

[bummerman]

Good choices, all depends on weight though.

will this work with 150-180lbs rider?will be doing carving,cruising and freeriding.

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[gavmck]

Sounds pretty good to me as a starting point! You can always go harder/softer later.

[bummerman]

Sounds pretty good to me as a starting point! You can always go harder/softer later.

great! can you please clear this for me....venom comes with 2 shapes of bushing. cone and barrel.if cone is for carving and barrel is for DH what does venom elim do?

what i have right now is 87a barrel venom boardside and 81a cone venom roadside. hows this set up for carving ?will this be stable? i weigh about180

thanks in advance

[AntonL]

great! can you please clear this for me....venom comes with 2 shapes of bushing. cone and barrel.if cone is for carving and barrel is for DH what does venom elim do?

what i have right now is 87a barrel venom boardside and 81a cone venom roadside. hows this set up for carving ?will this be stable? i weigh about180

thanks in advance

right now i have an 85a venom board side and 88a saber roadside and its amazing for carving on 215 indys. i have the 87a im going to try here real soon as soon as i put it on. very happy with venoms.
super reboundy and smooth, i love them. Same for Sabers, though not as good as venoms imo for rebound.
gotta love venoms fun colors too, the 85a look so sexy, i love neon colors on boards.

[bummerman]

1 more thing...do i need to get longer kingpin?what i have here is the stock kingpin of paris and im going to use venom cone and barrel. do i need a longer kingpin?whats the size of the stock kingpin on paris anyway?

[Cann0n]

1 more thing...do i need to get longer kingpin?what i have here is the stock kingpin of paris and im going to use venom cone and barrel. do i need a longer kingpin?whats the size of the stock kingpin on paris anyway?

You should be fine. Paris stock bushings (barrel and cone) are pretty tall; especially the cone.

I use double barrels and I have about 1/8" left after the nut.

[bummerman]

You should be fine. Paris stock bushings (barrel and cone) are pretty tall; especially the cone.

I use double barrels and I have about 1/8" left after the nut.

thanks cannon!